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The New Americans
TV Episode | 408 min | Documentary
The New Americans follows four years in the lives of a diverse group of contemporary immigrants and refugees as they journey to start new lives in America. The detailed portraits--woven together in the seven-hour miniseries-- present a ...See moreThe New Americans follows four years in the lives of a diverse group of contemporary immigrants and refugees as they journey to start new lives in America. The detailed portraits--woven together in the seven-hour miniseries-- present a kaleidoscopic picture of immigrant life and a personal view of the new America. We follow an Indian couple to Silicon Valley through the dot-com boom and bust. A Mexican meatpacker struggles to reunite his family in rural Kansas. Two families of Nigerian refugees (including the sister of slain Ogoni activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa) escape government persecution. Two Los Angeles Dodgers prospects follow their big dreams of escaping the barrios of the Dominican Republic. A Palestinian woman who marries into a new life in Chicago only to discover in the wake of September 11, she cannot leave behind the pain of her homeland's conflict. Written by Kartemquin Films See less
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Composer
Norman Arnold
Editors
Susana Aikin | Jerry Blumenthal | Johanna Demetrakas | Fenell Doremus & 6 more
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Status
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Updated Apr 27, 2004
Release date
Mar 29, 2004 (United States)
Awards
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Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 46 wins & 74 nominations

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